WhatsApp course
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Brazil
Boris Casoy and Lillian Witte Fibe lead Portuguese speakers in a free 10-day WhatsApp course designed by MediaWise.
The daily 5-minute lessons include simple, yet practical, techniques designed to improve digital engagement and awareness. By the end of the course, learners will be able to identify and explain different types of misinformation, and practice techniques professional fact-checkers use for verification.
MediaWise partnered with Projeto Comprova to customize and localize the educational content. Projeto Comprova is a collaborative, nonprofit initiative led by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji). Projeto Comprova brings together journalists from 40 Brazilian media outlets.
Casoy and Witte Fibe, iconic Brazilian journalists, join this educational effort as MediaWise Ambassadors. They walk learners through the daily WhatsApp message, question and video. Participants must respond to the question to guarantee a lesson the next day.
YouTube series
Boris Casoy and Lillian Witte Fibe walk you through what misinformation is, how it spreads and why it is sometimes hard to identify false information.
In the news
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June 17, 2022
Poynter’s MediaWise unveils a free mobile course in Brazil to help citizens find credible information online
Portuguese speakers can sign up to receive daily digital media literacy tips from Brazilian journalists Lillian Witte Fibe and Boris Casoy.
March 30, 2022
The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise announces international expansion of digital media literacy program to address global information disorder
The program will empower older adults in Brazil, Spain and Turkey to be more critical consumers of online content.
December 13, 2021
Ambassadors
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Boris CasoyBrazilian JournalistThroughout his 65-year career as a Brazilian journalist, Boris Casoy has been a trusted voice in radio, television broadcast, print and digital media including Jornal...Read More
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Lillian Witte FibeBrazilian JournalistLillian Witte Fibe is a Brazilian journalist who has worked in newspapers, magazines, television, radio and digital media throughout her career. She covered economics and...Read More
Instructors
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Vanya TsvetkovaFormer Interactive Learning Designer, MediaWiseVanya Tsvetkova develops curricula in various formats to teach fact-checking and media literacy skills to audiences of all ages in the U.S. and abroad. Vanya...Read More
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Miriam ValverdeDeputy Editor, PolitiFactMiriam Valverde is a deputy editor at PolitiFact. Previously, she fact-checked claims about immigration, public policy, and COVID-19 as a PolitiFact staff writer. Miriam led...Read More
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Brittani KollarDeputy Director, MediaWiseBrittani Kollar is the deputy director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation online. As...Read More
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Alex MahadevanDirector, MediaWiseAlex Mahadevan is director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation online. As director, Alex...Read More
